Artificial tree



1 March 4, 1930. A. BLAzIc ARTIFICIAL TREE Filed Dec. 18. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet Inventor jn'zang BZ?:3 I '6 Man Attornqy A. BLAZIC ARTIFICIAL TREE March 4, 19 30.

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"e emas Ma 19 UNI TEDi'STATES PATENT OFFICE ANTONE BLAZIC, 0:? LOS Antennas; CALIFORNIA ARTIFICIAL TREE Application filed December 18,1928. serial No. 326,712.

I The present invention relates to artificial I trees and has for'its prime object to provide a structuresomewhat in simulation of a tree and includinga base with a staff or trunk ris- -ing therefrom. and a basket frame on said staff ortrunk for containing plants, shrubs,

,bulbs, etc.

Astill further very important object of the invention resides in theprovision of a device of this nature which is simplein its-construction, inexpensive to manufacture, strong and V Rdurable, attractive in appearance, thorough- .ly eflicient and reliable in use, and otherwise i l well adapted to the'purpose for which it is Y ;.s 5 designed. I I With the above and numerous other objects in Viewv as will appear as the description prov I ceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combina- I tion and arrangement of parts as will be here- Q inafter more-fully described and claimed.

'Figure 1 is an elevation of the device em vbodying the features of this invention,

v- Figure 2 is a vertical section therethrough, 5 Y Figure'3-is a transverse section takensub- 'stantially on the line 3+3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is'a top plan viewof the basket frame, I ,7 Figure 5' is an enlarged detail transverse 1 sectiontherethrough, and J Figure 6 is a detail section taken substan- "tially on the line 6 6 of Figure {5.

Referring to thedrawing in detail will begs'een. that the letter A denotes a base, letter B-astaff or trunk, and the letter C aba's'ket frame The base A may be of'any preferred construct-ion but as illustrated herein includes a vase 5 constructed of suitable ma- :lJQIIlfil. The staff B may'be ofanypreferred jconstruction preferably to simulate some what the trunk of atree and in'the present instance includes-a'metal-hollow core 6 fas- "tened-to the bottom of the vase 5 by a screw 7 'f'or'in any other suitable manner, so as to rise 1 upwardly from the vase and about this tube 1511s s a-sings of suitable materialsuch as I concrete. A cap including a shank 9 threaded in theupper end of the cores 6 has acap sorted to without departing arms fixed thereto,

plate '10 thereon. The'basket 0 comprises 1 9 a ring plate 11 witha plurality of arcuate arms 12 fastened thereto as at 14 to radiate outwardly therefrom and then curve upwardly and have thein upper ends fastened in any preferred manner to a ring 15.

'.,A bracing ring 16 is secured to interme- 5 diate portions of the arms 12. The ring platesjll provided with slots, openings or the like 18 and cap screws 20 extend therethrough and are engaged in the cap plate 10' so as to .detachably mount the basket frame C on thestaff l5.

It is preferable to fill the vase 5 with dirt as isindicated at 21. The basket frame provides a container in which any type of plant, bulb,tree, cactus etc, can be arranged for beauty and convenience Qbviouslythese trees may be made in any size "to suit the type of plant desired; It is thought that the construction, utility and advantages 'of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without a I claim as new is:

V 1. An artificial tree device of the class described including a base, a staff rising from the base, and, a basket frame on the staff, said basket .frame including a plate with wire radiating outwardly therefrom and curved upwardly and inwardly.

Y '2. An artificial tree device of the class described including a base, a staff rising from the base, and a basket frame on the staff, said basket frame including a plate with wire arms fixed thereto, radiating outwardly therefrom andcurved upwardly and inward- 5 scribed including a base, a staff comprising a hollow core with a casing thereabout, a cap plate having a shank threaded in the upper end of the core, a basket frame including a ring plate, screws fastening the ring plate '10 to the cap plate, and arcuate arms having their lower ends fixed to the/ ring. plate to. radiate outwardly therefrom, curving upwardly and inwardly. a

4. An artificial tree device of the class de- 1 scribed including a base, astaff comprising a hollow core with a casing thereabout, a plate cap having a shank threaded in the upper end of the core, a basket frame including a ring plate, screws fastening the ring plate to the cap plate,arcuate arms having their lower ends fixed to the ring plate to radiate outwardly therefrom curving upwardly and inwardly, and a ring connecting the upper ends of the arms.

- 5, An artificial tree devlce of the class d'escribed-including a base,a staff comprising a hollow core with a casing thereabout, a cap plate having a shank threaded in the upper end of the core,a basket frame including-a 0. ring plate,,s'crews'fastening the ring plate to the cap plate, a'r'ouate arms having their lower ends fixed to the ring plate to radiate outwardly'therefrom curving upwardly and inwardly, a ring connecting the upper ends ofthe arms, and a second ring connected tothe intermediate portions of the arms.

' 6. An artificial tree device of the classdescribed including a base, a staff comprising a p hollow core with a casing. thereabout, a cap A 0-plate having a shank threadedin the upper end of the core, a basket frame including a ring plate, screws fastening the ring plate to the cap plate, arcuate arms having their lower ends fixed to the ring plate to radiate outwardly therefrom curving upwardly and inwardly, a ring connecting the upper ends of the arms, a second ring connected to the intermediate portions of the arms, said base including a-vase, and means detachably en'- 9, gaging the core with the bottom of the vase.

In testimony whereof I affix my si nature.

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